Horse profile
La Pulga (IRE)
by Kodiac (GB) out of Nijah (IRE) (Pivotal)
45 runs · 20 courses · from Jun 2021
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 22 Aug 2025 — 431 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2025 · 6th of 8
7 wins · 6 courses
Last raced off OR 95
KTB Profile
La Pulga won seven of 45 starts, all at Class 4 level. Three of those wins came over 1m2f – 1m4f, two over 1m5f – 2m, and the gelding also scored on turf and all-weather surfaces. He led in eight of nine analysed runs. Aged 6 at his last run in Aug 2025, he finished 6 of 8 in a Class 2 handicap at Hamilton off a career-high mark of 95.
Based on 45 archived runs · run-style from 16 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically led
All wins at Class 4
OR at career high
- 7–45Wins / Runs
- 15.6%Strike rate
- 19 (42.2%)Placed
- −14.45£1 level staken=45 at SP
- 1.28Fair A/E n=45 · 1.12 incl. margin
- 95Highest OR
- 35dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating95At career-high mark
95
80–95
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 114
How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 13 | 125A | 99 | — |
| Good | 12 | 139A | 74 | — |
| Good to Firm | 11 | 114A | 95 | — |
| Good to Soft | 6 | 100C | 69 | — |
| Soft | 2 | 107B | 98 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 23 | 139A | 90 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 15 | 107B | 88 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 72A | 57.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 96A | 79 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 45 figures from 45 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast
Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.
Run style from 16 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Led 14 (88%) · 2 wins
- Prominent 2 (13%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 10.4% of 23,564 runs since Jan 2008 (1,665 horses).
Strongest on firm going: 14.3% from 147. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 7.1% from 254.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 147 | 21 | 14.3% | +3.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 4,208 | 496 | 11.8% | +1.4 | 1 from 11 |
| Good | 5,161 | 548 | 10.6% | +0.2 | 3 from 12 |
| Good to Soft | 2,367 | 218 | 9.2% | −1.2 | 1 from 6 |
| Soft | 2,465 | 218 | 8.8% | −1.6 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 683 | 68 | 10% | −0.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 8,533 | 872 | 10.2% | −0.2 | 2 from 13 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 5,124 | 591 | 11.5% | +1.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 11,600 | 1,187 | 10.2% | −0.2 | 1 from 3 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,886 | 393 | 10.1% | −0.3 | 1 from 4 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,933 | 182 | 9.4% | −1 | 3 from 23 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 696 | 66 | 9.5% | −0.9 | 2 from 15 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 254 | 18 | 7.1% | −3.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 60 | 4 | 6.7% | −3.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 11 | 0 | 0% | −10.4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Nijah (IRE) (Pivotal)
3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Kodi Dancer (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 5f–7f; the highest grade won is Class 6 (Kodi Dancer (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kodi Dancer (IRE) | 24 | 2 | 5f–5½f | Class 6 |
| Smexy (IRE) | 4 | 1 | 7f | — |
| Sassy Soprano (IRE) | 14 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 13 | 2 | 15% | −3.25 |
| Good | 12 | 3 | 25% | +0.92 |
| Good to Firm | 11 | 1 | 9% | −8.12 |
| Good to Soft | 6 | 1 | 17% | −1.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 17 | 7 | 41% | +13.55 |
| Class 3 | 15 | 0 | 0% | −15.00 |
| Class 2 | 13 | 0 | 0% | −13.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle (AW) | 7 | 2 | 29% | +2.75 |
| Hamilton | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.12 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Ayr | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| York | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Thirsk | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.38 |
| Goodwood | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Ascot | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Pontefract | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Haydock | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newbury | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sandown | 2 | 1 | 50% | +6.50 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Musselburgh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Yarmouth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Salisbury | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.80 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 23 | 3 | 13% | −10.63 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 15 | 2 | 13% | −7.12 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 1 | 25% | −2.20 |
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 1 | 33% | +5.50 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Hart | 10 | 2 | 20% | −4.63 |
| Joe Fanning | 7 | 1 | 14% | −4.12 |
| Archie Young | 6 | 1 | 17% | +1.00 |
| Richard Kingscote | 6 | 1 | 17% | +2.50 |
| Andrew Mullen | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Marco Ghiani | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Rossa Ryan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Hugh Bowman | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Paul Mulrennan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Callum Shepherd | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Laura Pearson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ben Curtis | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ryan Moore | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.00 |
| Pat Dobbs | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Oisin Murphy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thomas Greatrex | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.80 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 41 | 6 | 15% | −15.45 |
| Blinkers | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 11% | −6.25 |
| 2024 | 13 | 2 | 15% | −3.38 |
| 2023 | 12 | 1 | 8% | −9.12 |
| 2022 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +0.00 |
| 2021 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +4.30 |
Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 9 runs | ||||||||||
| 22 Aug 25+13d | Hamilton | Ecosave Installations Lanark Silver Bell Handicap (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race) Sent clear early - driven up front and lost advantage over 3f out - kept going without finding extra to finish sixth | 6/8 | 1½ | 9-3 | 95 | 114A | 81A | Archie Young | 14/1 |
| 09 Aug 25+2d | Ascot | Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Challenge (Handicap) (GBBPlus Race) Sent to the front early - pushed along and overtaken approaching the last furlong - fought back to reclaim the advantage close home - edged out again and stayed on for second | 2/10 | ½ | 9-13 | 93 | 85B | 89A | Hugh Bowman | 12/1 |
| 07 Aug 25+7d | Chepstow | Racing League 20 Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Set the pace early - sat second for a spell before being pushed along 2f out - dropped away fast approaching the final furlong - finished 8th | 8/12 | ½ | 9-9 | 92 | 59A | 84A | Archie Young | 16/1 |
| 31 Jul 25+5d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Racing League Race 10 Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Settled in a forward spot early - hit the front after three furlongs - locked in a battle with the winner from over two out - driven out in the final furlong and fought on - caught close to the line to finish second by a short margin | 2/12 | nk | 9-12 | 85 | 90A | 97A | Paul Mulrennan | 5/1 |
| 26 Jul 25+14d | Newcastle (AW) | Premium Hospitality At Seat Unique Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Set the pace from the off - kicked clear and driven on with two furlongs left before taking control approaching the final furlong - powered home to win | 1/8 | 10-2 | 85 | 125A | 102A | Jason Hart | 7/4F | |
| 12 Jul 25+21d | Ascot | King Edward VII Ascot Membership Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Went straight to the front - lost the advantage after 3f and sat handy - given encouragement 3f out - closed on the front two from 2f out - stayed on to finish third | 3/9 | 1 | 10-0 | 86 | 71A | 89A | Callum Shepherd | 18/1 |
| 21 Jun 25+38d | Ayr | Join Unite Online At unitetheunion.org Handicap (GBBPlus Race) | 7/8 | 1¾ | 9-1 | 88 | 88A | 75A | Jason Hart | 14/1 |
| 14 May 25+25d | York | Sky Bet Race To The Ebor Jorvik Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Set the pace early - driven approaching 3f out then overtaken inside 2f - dropped away in final furlong to finish 12th | 12/12 | 1½ | 8-10 | 90 | 81C | 66C | Jason Hart | 25/1 |
| 19 Apr 25+152d | Musselburgh | Virgin Bet Queen's Cup (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race) Set the pace early - lost front spot after 5f - urged back to the front 2f out but immediately challenged - overtaken approaching the last furlong - weakened to finish fifth | 5/14 | 1¼ | 8-9 | 90 | 100C | 86A | Jason Hart | 33/1 |
| 2024 · 13 runs | ||||||||||
| 18 Nov 24+5d | Southwell (AW) | Stay In Control With BetUK Handicap Sat close to pace early - asked for effort and drifted wide entering straight - dropped to third with a furlong left before regaining second inside final 150 yards - held safely for the runner-up spot | 2/7 | 1½ | 9-12 | 90 | 88A | 90A | Marco Ghiani | 5/2 |
| 13 Nov 24+22d | Southwell (AW) | Free Bets With BetUK Bet Club Handicap Sent to the front early - pressed for effort before being overtaken approaching the last furlong - dropped back further under pressure to finish fifth | 5/8 | 1 | 9-9 | 90 | 110A | 85A | Marco Ghiani | 17/2 |
| 22 Oct 24+31d | Newcastle (AW) | Free Bets With BetUK Bet Club Handicap Set the pace early - pushed along over 2f out and lost front spot approaching final furlong - fought back to go up front again inside final 100 yards - stayed on but nosed out right at the line | 2/9 | ½ | 9-3 | 88 | 99A | 93A | Jason Hart | 14/1 |
| 21 Sep 24+14d | Ayr | Millar Callaghan 25th Anniversary Handicap Set the pace early - under pressure three furlongs out and overtaken approaching the final two - dropped away quickly after and faded to finish sixth | 6/8 | 1¼ | 9-10 | 89 | 79C | 73C | Jason Hart | 17/2 |
| 07 Sep 24+9d | Thirsk | Calverts Carpets Hambleton Cup Handicap Wide early for two furlongs - set the pace throughout - pushed out to open a gap inside the last furlong - kept going to the line without a rival in sight | 1/5 | 10-2 | 85 | 76C | 88B | Jason Hart | 13/8F | |
| 29 Aug 24+7d | Southwell (AW) | tote.co.uk It's The Final Countdown Racing League Race 36 Handicap (Trainers Registered To Racing League) Went clear early - pushed along a furlong out - overtaken approaching final furlong - kept up effort at unchanged tempo - edged out of second close home to finish third | 3/12 | ¾ | 10-0 | 82 | 92A | 94A | Joe Fanning | 6/1 |
| 22 Aug 24+21d | Newcastle (AW) | Tote.co.uk Howay The Lads Racing League Race 32 Handicap (Trainers Registered To Racing League) Went straight to the front - lost command approaching final furlong then nosed back ahead close home - unable to find more late and denied by half a length | 2/13 | ½ | 9-9 | 82 | 110B | 96A | Andrew Mullen | 16/1 |
| 01 Aug 24+7d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Tote.co.uk G'Wed Mick Quinn Racing Racing League Race 13 Handicap (Trainers Registered To Racing League) Went straight to the front - pressed for effort inside final 2f - kept on well through the last furlong to finish third | 3/11 | ½ | 9-5 | 83 | 100A | 82A | Andrew Mullen | 28/1 |
| 25 Jul 24+31d | Yarmouth | Stream All Racing Free At tote.co.uk Racing League Race 6 Handicap (Trainers Registered To Racing League) | 6/9 | 1¾ | 9-5 | 83 | 95A | 78A | Andrew Mullen | 25/1 |
| 24 Jun 24+14d | Thirsk | Constant Security Serving Yorkshire Racecourses Handicap | 3/5 | 1¼ | 9-2 | 84 | 99C | 79B | Archie Young | 10/1 |
| 10 Jun 24+29d | Pontefract | Racing For Everyone Handicap | 4/6 | 2¼ | 9-2 | 85 | 83B | 81B | Archie Young | 17/2 |
| 12 May 24+16d | Newcastle (AW) | Free Digital Racecard At raceday-ready.com Handicap | 9/12 | hd | 8-12 | 85 | 92C | 63C | Archie Young | 12/1 |
| 26 Apr 24+139d | Newcastle (AW) | Download The Racing App Now 'Hands And Heels' Apprentice Handicap | 1/4 | 9-3 | 82 | 90C | 84B | Archie Young | 6/1 | |
| 2023 · 12 runs | ||||||||||
| 09 Dec 23+24d | Wolverhampton (AW) | BetUK. It's Where The UK Bets Handicap | 5/8 | 6½ | 9-12 | 83 | 100A | 72A | Rossa Ryan | 11/2 |
| 15 Nov 23+44d | Newcastle (AW) | BetUK Take Time Out During SGWeek23! Handicap | 7/12 | ½ | 10-0 | 84 | 68A | 82A | Laura Pearson | 8/1 |
| 02 Oct 23+23d | Newcastle (AW) | Vickers.Bet Weekly Free Bet Club Handicap | 2/7 | ¾ | 9-9 | 83 | 114A | 81A | Jason Hart | 11/1 |
| 09 Sep 23+17d | Haydock | Betfair Exchange Old Borough Cup Handicap | 13/14 | 8½ | 8-6 | 85 | 68C | 66C | Joe Fanning | 40/1 |
| 23 Aug 23+18d | York | Sky Bet Stayers Handicap (Heritage Handicap) | 10/14 | ¾ | 9-3 | 86 | 82C | 67C | Jason Hart | 33/1 |
| 05 Aug 23+26d | Goodwood | Coral Summer Handicap | 10/11 | 2 | 8-12 | 87 | 55C | 68C | Jason Hart | 40/1 |
| 10 Jul 23+17d | Ayr | Follow RacingTV On Twitter Handicap | 5/6 | 1¾ | 9-2 | 88 | 107B | 77B | Joe Fanning | 17/2 |
| 23 Jun 23+11d | Goodwood | Racing With Pride Handicap | 3/7 | 3½ | 9-11 | 87 | 77B | 86A | Joe Fanning | 2/1J |
| 12 Jun 23+4d | Pontefract | Autism In Racing Handicap | 2/8 | hd | 9-8 | 82 | 111A | 98A | Joe Fanning | 15/8F |
| 08 Jun 23+20d | Hamilton | Gartcraig Inn Always A Warm Welcome Handicap | 1/4 | 9-8 | 82 | 100C | 84B | Joe Fanning | 15/8 | |
| 19 May 23+27d | Hamilton | Palmaris Services Braveheart Handicap | 4/7 | nse | 8-10 | 82 | 139A | 81A | Joe Fanning | 8/1 |
| 22 Apr 23+205d | Thirsk | Vickers.Bet Handicap | 6/11 | ¾ | 8-13 | 83 | 89A | 74A | Ben Curtis | 18/1 |
| 2022 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 29 Sep 22+12d | Salisbury | Weatherbys Stallion Book Handicap | 1/9 | 9-6 | 80 | 86A | 77A | Ryan Moore | 4/1 | |
| 17 Sep 22+21d | Newbury | Dubai Duty Free Finest Surprise Handicap | 3/14 | 1¼ | 9-4 | 80 | 72C | 81A | Richard Kingscote | 16/1 |
| 27 Aug 22+105d | Goodwood | William Hill Extra Places Every Day Handicap | 6/8 | hd | 9-8 | 85 | 79A | 74A | Pat Dobbs | 12/1 |
| 14 May 22+22d | Newbury | Betvictor London Gold Cup Handicap | 9/12 | 3 | 9-5 | 89 | 67A | 74A | Richard Kingscote | 22/1 |
| 22 Apr 22+195d | Sandown | Bet365 Esher Cup Handicap | 7/10 | 1¼ | 9-5 | 91 | 69A | 78A | Richard Kingscote | 20/1 |
| 2021 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 09 Oct 21+28d | York | Watch Racing Free Online At Coral Nursery | 14/14 | 12 | 9-7 | 91 | 31C | 63C | Richard Kingscote | 7/1 |
| 11 Sep 21+25d | Doncaster | Vertem Nursery (Str) | 2/4 | nk | 9-1 | 88 | 46C | 96B | Oisin Murphy | 6/4 |
| 17 Aug 21+25d | Carlisle | MansionBet Bestival Bet 10 Get 20 EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 1/7 | 9-6 | 88 | 72A | 78A | Thomas Greatrex | 4/5F | |
| 23 Jul 21+22d | Newmarket | Rich Club With Rich Energy Nursery | 3/8 | shd | 9-7 | 85 | 96A | 92A | Rossa Ryan | 11/2 |
| 01 Jul 21+20d | Haydock | British EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 4/10 | 3½ | 9-8 | — | 59A | 95A | Richard Kingscote | 4/1 |
| 11 Jun 21 | Sandown | Chasemore Farm EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) | 1/9 | 9-5 | — | 79A | 97A | Richard Kingscote | 15/2 | |
Quick answers
- How many races has La Pulga won?
- La Pulga (IRE) won 7 of 45 archived starts between 2021 and 2025, a strike rate of 15.6%. Placed 19 times in total (42.2% of starts).
- Who trained La Pulga?
- La Pulga (IRE) was trained by Charlie Johnston on the most recent run on record, at Hamilton on 22 August 2025.
- Who is La Pulga's sire?
- La Pulga (IRE) is by Kodiac (GB) out of Nijah (IRE), whose sire is Pivotal.
- What going does La Pulga prefer?
- La Pulga (IRE) has the best record on good going: 3 wins from 12 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is La Pulga's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 95, from the run on 22 August 2025. That is also the highest on record.
- What is La Pulga's sire's record?
- Kodiac (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.4% of 23,564 runs since Jan 2008 (1,665 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 14.3% from 147. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 7.1% from 254.
- Who are La Pulga's siblings?
- Out of Nijah (IRE), La Pulga (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Kodi Dancer (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 6 (Kodi Dancer (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–7f. As at Oct 2026.